Example sentences of "rather [subord] for " in BNC.
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| 31 | In what ways are the temperatures and the rainfall better suited for the successful growth of grass rather than for cash crops of wheat ? |
| 32 | Many biographers fall into a category which might be described as scholarly but not academic in that they are written by professional writers for an educated general readership rather than for the narrower market of academic specialists in a particular subject . |
| 33 | So we are talking about developing managers for the NHS , rather than for the ‘ health care industry ’ . |
| 34 | Students spent a lot of time travelling ( walking and even running ) from one lecture to another in various parts of London , and it was increasingly demanded that they should find within the walls of the College all that they required , or that they should at least pay a fee that would entitle them as of right , rather than for charity 's sake , to enter medical lectures . |
| 35 | The other source of inspiration — and indeed guidance — for the research was an experiment by William Hayward and his colleagues at the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York ( Nature , vol 290 , p 475 ) , Their work on a virus-induced lymphoma of birds inspired the researchers to look specifically for the myc gene — rather than for any of the 13 other known proto-oncogenes . |
| 36 | Even chemicals that are broken down by different enzymes may ‘ compete ’ : some enzymes need substances known cofactors to help them do their work , so the two chemicals are ‘ competing ’ for cofactors , rather than for the enzymes themselves . |
| 37 | Despite their often Eastern names , these are all Western pedigree cats , almost all of which have been specifically developed for the show-ring , rather than for any other purpose . |
| 38 | it 's not easy to recognise solvent misusers and it 's hard for shopkeepers to know whether a young person will use a product for sniffing rather than for its legitimate purpose . |
| 39 | This can be expressed very physically in the way breasts are now regarded as being for feeding babies rather than for making love , and most couples experience tensions over their sexual relationship in the early months and even years of parenthood . |
| 40 | However , restrictions are placed on the power of management to combat a hostile takeover bid , for fear that they might act only in their own interests rather than for those of the company or its shareholders . |
| 41 | The first-level supervision , known as the deputy , stood in a service rather than an executive relation , his responsibilities being for safety , maintenance of supplies , and shot-firing rather than for direct supervision . |
| 42 | In particular , they felt that enterprises in both Britain and Germany were having to cater for increasingly small market niches rather than for homogeneous mass markets . |
| 43 | The pipefitters ' main responsibilities were for aspects of the plant 's infrastructure rather than for particular machines . |
| 44 | Unlike Vietnam and El Salvador , this is a situation where America 's military might can be used for good , rather than for their own political ends . |
| 45 | Maybe it is for myself I mind , rather than for him ! 'T IS not so much that Richard is bound for sanctuary — as that I am denied such privilege . |
| 46 | Furthermore , perhaps we should at least ask whether cremation is not really for the convenience of public health , efficiency , and land conservation rather than for people . |
| 47 | They have made it their business to gain real knowledge in the political sphere , because they belong to a great consumers ' organisation with the definite purpose in view of production for use rather than for profit , and of the development of a higher and nobler system of society . |
| 48 | I suspected the question was meant for my amusement rather than for his own enlightenment . |
| 49 | An important objective in counselling is to help the older individual live for today rather than for an uncertain tomorrow . |
| 50 | Putting a case more forcefully or asking for greater involvement from others is likely to get attention for your content rather than for your new style . |
| 51 | There is , therefore , a danger that the assessment is carried out solely to determine the diagnosis and that treatment is designed for the diagnosis rather than for the child . |
| 52 | He accepted that it would be better to give her lots of love and attention for behaving well rather than for behaving badly . |
| 53 | The Marshal had wandered through into the dining-room where lined foolscap and a box of pens and pencils lying between a pair of silver candlesticks suggested that the oak table was used for homework rather than for dining . |
| 54 | Matilda later reported that as her father tore off her veil , he swore ‘ that he had destined me as a wife for Count Alan rather than for a community of nuns ’ . |
| 55 | It is also a desirable one for the profoundly deaf young person and should be recognised for this positive value rather than for the negative one of its non-Englishness . |
| 56 | For the most part , however , Elizabethans preferred to be remembered for their ancestry and achievements rather than for their piety , and in order to impress succeeding generations of parishioners , they incorporated into their monuments inscriptions , heraldic devices , and portraits of themselves in their lavish official robes . |
| 57 | And yet , what is required , if teachers are ever to enjoy the prestige of true professionals , is to encourage them to reach out into the society they are there to serve , rather than for them to retreat behind their school walls . |
| 58 | These needs should be seen as a reason for unifying rather than for dividing educational provision . |
| 59 | competition in good programming rather than for numbers ; and |
| 60 | She links the growing concern about lack of residential accommodation due to social services policies of closure with the growing number of disabled children attending residential schools , primarily for residential care rather than for education . |